Along with the Bible, Homer's famous Iliad is a masterpiece of unrivaled historical and literary value. ... This phenomenon can be described in terms of two distinct levels - the individual attachments between gods and certain heroes, and, on a greater scale, the relationship between the gods and the different peoples that worship them. ... The reason behind the gods' actions is their partiality to individual heroes, an attachment that can be described in terms of the Aristotelian "friendship of character". ...

• Word Count: 2271
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

According to Mary Rucker, literary critic and author of Boys Don't Cry, Nathaniel Hawthorne believed that "humanity must shape its aspirations in terms of the decreed conditions of existence, which is unalterably imperfect" (446). ... Katherine Snipes, literary critic and author of Robert Graves, believes the following: "Hawthorne casts all blame for the tragic outcome on the misguided husband [Aylmer], who is not satisfied with the blessings of nature" (Snipes). ...

• Word Count: 1568
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The globalization of the world, in terms of economic convergence, greater political participation between different groups and nations and greater cultural interchange has tremendously enhanced the role of translators and translation. ... According to Edith Grossman, "The free essential exchange of literary ideas, insights and intuitions "a basic reciprocity of thought facilitated and enhanced by the translation of works from other cultures "is a decisively significant, even defining phenomenon. (52) and it attests to the need of translation in the modern world, as one of the most important...

• Word Count: 1596
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Graduate

Jeanette wants to escape binary oppositions and she uses a lot of literary issues in order to show the deconstruction of boundaries, such as fairy tales, romances, among others. ... In the first part of the novel, Louise is idealized by the narrator in terms of physical appearance and mind. ...

• Word Count: 1584
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School